Flash Swallows by Stevens William Christopher (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. HARDCOVER. Binding good, pages clear with typical yellowing. Some wear to cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A few spots of foxing to the outside page ends. Half-title page and last blank page have light browning to the edges. Owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. ; 8.30 X 5.20 X 0.70 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Brown cloth covered boards with black spine titles; minimal wear; jacket edges worn with a few small tears at edges; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 102 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In pictorial jacket, 8vo, 102pp. (light shelfwear and soiling to jacket, chip missing at jacket upper tip).

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). 102 pages. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 13.75cm. Dust jacket with nicks and tears at edges; several small slender patches of surface abrasion to spine and rear flap. Brown boards; light scuffing and bumping at spine ends. Interior pages are clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. Collection of poetry by American comedian, television personality, musician, composer, and actor Steve Allen writing under the pseudonym of William Christopher Stevens. Flattering prefatory biographical essay regarding W.S. Stevens as "one of the better known Australian poets" by M.L. Silver (undoubtedly an Allen pseudonym as well) providing hints of the book's comic poetry. ISBN 0837567343.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: vg. Signed by author. In brodart. Dj has stain, else a clean and tight copy. Pasadena's premier independent new and used bookstore. Poetry.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author on endpaper. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine red and white pictorial dj. 102 pages. Poetry. Steve Allen was a poet who lived fully and had much to say. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Price-clipped. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. A fascinating literary hoax. This work, described as a "new" collection of poems, was pseudonymously authored by Steve Allen, posing as "one of Australia's best known poets," but who was really the famous TV host and creator of The Tonight Show. Allen was known for his wit and humor, and this project seems to fit with his playful approach to media and entertainment. By creating a fictional Australian poet persona, Allen was able to explore poetry writing outside his established television personality. The book also includes an introduction by M. L. Silver on Stevens' poetry and dust jacket blurbs from fictional poets. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 102 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. NF/VG+ DJ in protective mylar cover.One of Australia's best known poets. This is first volume of poetry puslished in the US. Closed tear to top and bottom of front DJ cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges of spine slightly rubbed. Shelf rubbing to dust jacket. Sticker peeled off of front dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, cloth, dustwrapper, 102pp. First edition. Signed by Allen at the half-title. A double-jacketed copy with the original pseudonymous issue under the later issue with Steve Allen revealed as the author/creator (perhaps all were issued in this fashion). VG+/VG+: the book is clean, bright and solid; both jackets are unclipped, the later (top-most) lightly rubbed, both clean. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Gift inscription on half-title page, else fine in a near fine, price clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.95 price intact). Published by Droke House, 1969. Octavo. Brown boards stamped in black. Flat signed on title page. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Brown endpapers. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear. Comes with a double dust jacket, one with author's name and the other under a pseudonym. A lovely copy of this book by one of Australia's best known poets. 102 pages. ISBN: 0837567343. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slightly Chipped & Frayed. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Pseudonym of Steve Allen.

8.5 x 5.5, boards, 102 pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities fraying, hinges loose, little abrasion inside front cover else a nice copy in well worn, torn, price clipped and creased dust jacket. FIRST ED, INSCRIBED "Best Wishes!" AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR STEVE ALLEN.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. Signed & inscribed by Steve Allen writing as William Christopher Stevens (but signed "Steve Allen"), in the double jacket as issued, Very Good in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Used with NO markings in text. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore. …

First edition. 8vo, 102pp; cloth. A collection of poems pseudonymously authored by the television personality Steve Alllen, posing as "one of Australia's best known poets." In addition to the poems themselves, the book includes an introduction on the poetry of William Christopher Stevens by "M.L. Silver" as well as dust jacket blurbs by a range of fictive poets. This copy inscribed and signed by Allen with his real name, to a real poet, Wanda Coleman, long the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles. Fine in slightly used dust jacket. …